When the weather is nice and the pollution not prohibitively disgusting, the residents of Shanghai hang their laundry on pretty much any pole they can find or make. Thus the city literally becomes draped in a variety of fabrics, and usually very intimate ones such as bedding and undergarments (I’ve left out the latter to keep the blog PG).

And not only are homes spruced up, but Shanghai’s residents also getting cleaned up for Spring’s (late) arrival…..